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IDA GROVE, Iowa (AP) — Hail and heavy rain have pounded parts of northwest Iowa. Hailstones up to 1.75 inches were reported Tuesday evening near Holstein and other communities. More than an inch of rain was reported in several areas. The hail battered homes, business, vehicles and crop fields in Ida County and others nearby.
The National Weather Service says a tornado was reported around 5:30 p.m. about 5 miles southeast of Cushing, and another tornado report was received around 5:40 p.m. from 5 miles north-northeast of Ida Grove. It’s uncertain whether the sightings were of the same twister.
No injuries have been reported.
The Sergeant Bluff-Luton boys and Logan-Magnolia girls took team wins at the Tri-Center Cross Country Meet on Tuesday night. Dylan Blake of MVAOCOU was the boys race individual champ and Peyton Pogge of Tri-Center won the girls race.
Girls Team Scores
Girls Individual Top Ten
Boys Team Scores
Boys Individual Top Ten
Full results: Tri-Center-9-24
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The Earlham boys and Nodaway Valley girls cross country teams came out on top of the Class B portion of the Creston Invitational on Tuesday night. Nodaway Valley’s Josh Baudler won the boys race and Earlham’s Lily Dixon won the girls race.
Girls Team Scores
Girls Individual Top Ten
Boys Team Scores
Boys Individual Top Ten
Full results can be found HERE.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona had ample reasons to be a beaten-down ballclub one day after being officially eliminated from the National League playoff race.
Instead, the Diamondbacks powered through 19 innings of baseball, used 13 pitchers and earned an unlikely 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in a game that lasted nearly seven hours.
Ildemaro Vargas had a game-tying, pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning on Tuesday and then singled with the bases loaded in the 19th at 1:34 a.m. local time on Wednesday, sending Arizona’s players streaming from the dugout in celebration.
“We just didn’t shut down,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “We had plenty of opportunities to feel sorry for ourselves and we didn’t. We scratched together some runs at the right time.”
Carson Kelly and Nick Ahmed started the final rally with back-to-back singles off John Brebbia (3-4), who was the Cardinals’ 11th pitcher of the night. Jarrod Dyson and Robbie Ray — a pitcher who had to pinch hit — struck out before Christian Walker was intentionally walked to load the bases.
Then it was Vargas’ turn to be the hero again, smacking a single — his fourth hit of the game — through the left side of the infield. He raised his hands as players rushed the field.
“I was so excited, just pumped up,” Vargas said through an interpreter.
If Vargas hadn’t come through with the game-winning hit, he was going to be on the mound in the 20th inning because the D-backs were out of available pitchers.
“We didn’t have much to go on — that was it,” Lovullo said. “Luckily, we didn’t have to find out how that looked.”
The game last 6 hours and 53 minutes and featured 24 pitchers and 48 strikeouts, with both teams plowing through bullpen arms thanks to September’s expanded rosters. The Diamondbacks used a franchise-record 30 players. It was the longest game by innings and time in Chase Field history.
With the Rockies beating the Giants in 16 innings earlier, it marked the first time since June 8, 2013 — Mets-Marlins and Blue Jays-Rangers — more than one game went at least 15 innings the same day, according to MLB Stats.
These two teams were set to play again in Phoenix 11 hours later.
It’s a particularly tough turnaround for the Cardinals, who are locked in a playoff race with the Milwaukee Brewers. St. Louis had its lead in the NL Central cut to 2 1/2 games over Milwaukee. The Cardinals have four games remaining and the Brewers have five.
The Cardinals’ bullpen blew two one-run leads, once in the ninth inning and again in the 13th as they wasted a stellar outing from starter Jack Flaherty.
St. Louis manager Mike Shildt said the team’s confidence wouldn’t be shaken.
“We’re in a good spot,” Shildt said. “We’re playing good baseball. Played good baseball tonight. Played clean. 19 innings and no errors. Played the game well. Just came up short.
Paul Goldschmidt looked like he’d be the hero after giving the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the 13th when he hit a homer for the second straight night in his return to Chase Field. The six-time All-Star spent his first eight seasons with the Diamondbacks before being traded to St. Louis last offseason.
Turns out, there was much more baseball left to play.
Ahmed started the D-backs’ 13th inning rally with a triple and then Dyson drew a walk off John Gant. Pinch-hitter Caleb Joseph ripped a single through the right side of the infield to tie the score at 2-2, but the rally stalled when Walker hit into a double play and Vargas grounded out.
Several hours before the game’s conclusion, Flaherty continued his run of outstanding pitching with seven brilliant innings, including a no-hitter through six, but Andrew Miller couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead in the ninth.
With one out, Vargas stunned the Cardinals with a solo shot that just cleared the fence in right-center field and tied the game. Miller retired the next two batters.
The Diamondbacks looked like they might rally in the 11th when Tim Locastro hit a one-out single. With two outs, Vargas hit a high chopper for an infield single but Locastro was thrown out at third when he barely slid past the bag while trying to take an extra base.
Flaherty, who finished with 11 strikeouts, has been brilliant for the Cardinals as they’ve charged to the top of the division. The right-hander has a 0.97 ERA during the second half of the season and has given up just seven earned runs over the past two months.
Dexter Fowler provided the Cardinals’ early offense, leading off the game with a solo homer to right field. It was Fowler’s 18th homer of the season, and 26th leadoff homer of his career.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (6-7, 4.68 ERA) allowed one run over four innings and in his previous outing against the Chicago Cubs.
Diamondbacks: RHP Merrill Kelly (12-14, 4.31) will head to the mound to begin a game that starts at 12:40 p.m. local time. He’ll bring a 15-inning scoreless streak into the game.
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Mason City couple who run a day care out of their home have pleaded not guilty to child endangerment.
Cerro Gordo County District Court records say 55-year-old Kyle McLaughlin and 58-year-old Peggy McLaughlin each entered a written plea to the misdemeanor count. Station KIMT reports that her trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 3. His trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 10.
A criminal complaint says a 3-year-old boy left in the McLaughlins’ care went home in December 2016 with a welt and bruise on his lower back. He told his mother than Kyle McLaughlin had spanked him. The complaint says Peggy McLaughlin later told the mother that her husband had “swatted” the boy and another child and said it wouldn’t happen again.
Another criminal complaint says a 20-month-old girl suffered a fractured leg at the home in August 2017 and the McLaughlins didn’t seek medical assistance for her.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 19-year-old Iowa man reported to have been driving more than 30 mph over the speed limit just before causing a fatal crash has been sentenced to probation.
The Des Moines Register reports that Charles Everman was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation. Everman pleaded guilty Aug. 1 to vehicular homicide by reckless driving and serious injury by vehicle for the Nov. 5 crash in Ankeny that killed 38-year-old Samantha Jo Kriegel.
Prosecutors say data from Everman’s 2012 Toyota Highlander showed he was driving between 68 mph and 72 mph in a 35 mph zone shortly before the crash that killed Kriegel, who was in another car. Two passengers in Everman’s vehicle were also hurt.
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